指出建筑运行策略可以极大地影响居住者的舒适度和能源使用，尤其是在热体积巨大的建筑中。建筑模拟工具可以为暖通空调系统设计师提供有关建筑动态行为的详细信息，使其能够优化暖通空调系统的容量和运行计划，以利用建筑的热质量。介绍了一种使用逐小时建筑模拟程序进行尺寸计算的技术。说明仿真工具特别适用于确定最佳挫折策略。坚持认为，这种设计方法生产的系统具有更小的容量，能够以更低的初始成本和更低的运营成本提供更好的舒适性。关键词:计算、建筑、重型、热惯性、设计、供暖、通风、空调、计算机程序、尺寸、夜间倒退。引文:研讨会，ASHRAE交易，第卷。 第97页。1991年，纽约

States that building operation strategies can greatly affect occupant comfort and energy use, especially in thermally-massive buildings. Building simulation tools can provide the HVAC system designer with detailed information about the dynamic behaviour of a building, enabling him to optimise the capacity and operating schedules of the HVAC system to take advantage of the thermal mass of the building. Presents a technique for using an hour-by-hour building simulation program for sizing calculations. States the simulation tool is especially applied to determining optimum setback strategies. Maintains that this design approach produces systems with smaller capacities that provide superior comfort with lower first costs and lower operating costs.KEYWORDS: Calculating, buildings, heavy, thermal inertia, designing, heating, ventilation, air conditioning, computer programs, sizing, night setback.